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How women’s basic rights and freedoms are being eroded all over the...
Just a few months ago a ban on Afghan women speaking in public was the latest measure introduced by the Taliban, who took back control of the country...
Sand dredging is 'sterilising' ocean floor, UN warns
"The amount of sand we are withdrawing from the environment is considerable and has a large impact," UNEP's Pascal Peduzzi told a Geneva press...
Number of people entering Ethiopia from Sudan nears 60,000: UN
"As of June 28, more than 57,500 people have crossed through the Metema and Kurmuk Ethiopia-Sudan border entry points," Xinhua news agency quoted the...
2021 was one of seven warmest years on record: UN agency
The year 2021 was one of the seven warmest years on record, according to six leading international datasets consolidated by the World Meteorological...
Displacement, humanitarian needs surging inside Afghanistan: UN agency
"The ongoing crisis in Afghanistan is intensifying humanitarian needs and increasing displacement risks both inside the country, as well as across...
UN agency to build 2,300 earthquake-resilient houses in Afghan
Under the plan, UNHCR is providing materials and supporting building costs for the construction of 2,000 winterized homes in both Giyan and Barmal...
Biden-Speak lost in transit to Pakistan
The clarification is an indication of US desire to let bygones be bygones and not to continue with the controversy over the safety of Pakistani nukes....
‘Over 29K migrants died trying to reach Europe’
The deadliest migration route continues to be the Central Mediterranean.